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Does your pain get worse with changing weather?

Posted by januaryjane @januaryjane, Apr 20 11:25pm

It's been a couple of stormy days here and that equals bad pain for me.
For the past few years spring has been awful. My joints ache but I also have terrible inflammation.
Winter isn't as bad for some reason although I still have stiffness but my peripheral neuropathy is more painful in warmer weather.
Just wanting to hear from anyone willing to share their experiences with pain and weather.
What helps your pain the most?

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januaryjane | @januaryjane | May 29 6:37pm
In reply to @hraka13 "That’s exactly what I think! I am in more pain when it’s really humid and/or stormy,..." + (show)
@hraka13

That’s exactly what I think! I am in more pain when it’s really humid and/or stormy, and when it’s humid and hot. I live at the Oregon coast so both happen pretty much, interchangeably, all the time.
I try to drink lots of fluids, take a couple ibuprofen along with glucosamine with MSM and CBD (no THC). It makes the pain bearable but I know I need to be more active.

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Yes humidity too. I live where the humidity is like a thick blanket when it comes around. Lots of trees and open land. I use cbd at times that can help. I always keep a certain brand of cbd rub in my purse.

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loriesco | @loriesco | May 29 6:58pm
In reply to @mrmacabre "I've been taking Allopurinol to prevent gout from coming back for a few years, and no..." + (show)
@mrmacabre

I've been taking Allopurinol to prevent gout from coming back for a few years, and no more flare ups thankfully. Gout is one of the most painful conditions I've ever had to endure.

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me too. The flares were the WORST pain ever. Fortunately I have not had for 20 years. But the rest of the time the gout only surfaces when I exert myself. Now it is well controlled with the Allopurinol. Its a disease. So once we have it, it stays and we always have to be careful and manage it!

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heisenberg34 | @heisenberg34 | May 29 7:00pm
In reply to @hraka13 "Good weather can come with high humidity, depending on where you live. On the Oregon coast..." + (show)
@hraka13

Good weather can come with high humidity, depending on where you live. On the Oregon coast the average humidity is 70-80% year around. I feel it “in my bones” all the time.
I’ve tried living places with less humidity and a drier climate but I can’t stay away from Oregon. It’s my home and I’ve learned - mostly - to deal with it.

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That’s a lot of humidity! You can almost wring the moisture out of the air.

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hraka13 | @hraka13 | May 29 11:46pm
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@heisenberg34

That’s a lot of humidity! You can almost wring the moisture out of the air.

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That’s normal for me! If it drops below say 30%, I get dry, red lips and my nose hurts.

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Nanniesue4 | @nanniesue4 | May 30 4:42am

When the barometric pressure like a rain storm yes its a fact the body hurts more! I had been used to it for a long time. My husband had his third knee surgery and now knows the feeling as he can tell when the weather changes.

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suecutuli | @suecutuli | May 30 12:11pm

Absolutely. The only thing that really helps is for the weather to clear and knowing I will feel better when it does. Believe me I have lost a few years of my life trying to g to figure out why I hurt so bad in bad weather and now I just practice self compassion and wait.

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